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Rejuvenating America's Economy: Financial Experts to Discuss State of Economy
Rejuvenating America's Economy: Financial Experts to Discuss State of Economy At National Press Club Newsmakers News Conference More than four years after the recession officially ended, the economy is stuck in second gear. A panel of financial experts will address the state of the U.S. economy and financial system now and what needs to be done to pull America out of this tepid period of growth at a Newsmakers news conference at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The experts will speak to the Federal Reserve’s policies, the subsequent changes in interest rates and the resulting…
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E-Discovery: Will Software Replace Lawyers, Threaten Fairness?
The year 2012 was a landmark year – for the first time, federal and state judges published opinions approving lawyers’ use of new forms of software and technology to find responsive documents in huge data repositories. Is the legal profession ready to embrace these new 21st century techniques based on mathematical algorithms? Will they eliminate the armies of young lawyers and contract attorneys now so necessary for large-scale document production? And do these new techniques raise fairness issues in litigation where only one party has access to highly sophisticated software? Scheduled to…
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National Press Club Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Carnival celebrations are just around the corner. Look no further than the National Press Club to kick off the festivities. On Tuesday, February 12, "Fat Tuesday" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. swing by the Truman lounge for an evening of live jazz with the Capital Focus Jazz Band. Delight in cajun appetizers, entrees and specialty cocktails for a night filled with the flavors and sounds of New Orleans. Every person attending will automatically be entered into a free raffle contest for two passes to the Blues Alley Jazz club and a National Press Club baseball hat. Fancy masks are…
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NPC Board of Governors Dinner
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Pub Quiz
Another installment of one of the Club's most popular events -- the monthly Pub Quiz -- will take place for this Thursday evening, Dec. 20, in the Truman Lounge. Marc Wojno will be returning to emcee the final edition of 2012. Teams of Know-it-alls should assemble in the lounge at 7 p.m. for a fun night of worthless trivia with a great crowd. Enjoy cold beer and the Reliable Source's signature menu while you show off your smarts. Each team needs to include at least one National Press Club member. Round prizes will be awarded as well as the evening’s grand prize --$50 off the winning team’s…
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NPC History and Heritage Committee meeting
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NPC Pub Quiz Night
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Free Speech Week: Know Your Reporting Rights - Learn when to not back down
Livestream will begin 10/20 at 1:30pm ET. Know Your Reporting Rights: Learn when to not back down Please join us during Free Speech Week on Friday, October 20, 1:30pm to 3:00pm EDT, for an important discussion on the First Amendment and reporters’ rights that will be streamed on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/RTDNA.RTDNF. RTDNA, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Reel Media Group are co-sponsoring the event, at which student and professional journalists will have the opportunity to learn from media law…
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"El Paso" Screening and Panel on Journalists Fleeing Mexico's Violence
"El Paso" Screening and Panel on Journalists Fleeing Mexico's Violence The National Press Club's Journalism Institute will host a screening of Everardo González' film, "El Paso," which tells the story of journalists fleeing their home country of Mexico to seek safe haven in the United States. The screening will be followed by a short panel discussion on the dangers Mexico's journalists still face, and their difficulties in receiving asylum in the U.S. González, anaward-winning documentarian, sheds light on the journalists who risk their lives covering the Mexican drug trade. The film tells…
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NPC Pub Quiz
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